Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center (SPHIC)
上海市质子重离子医院
Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center is a public specialist cancer centre in Pudong, Shanghai, operating as the proton and heavy-ion centre of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center. Per its own website it is the first facility in mainland China, and the third worldwide, to run both proton and heavy-ion (carbon-ion) radiotherapy in one institution. It began treating patients in May 2015.
At a glance
| City | Shanghai |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Public |
| Classification | Public specialist · proton + carbon-ion |
Hospital profile — from the official site
| Official name (Chinese) | 上海市质子重离子医院（复旦大学附属肿瘤医院质子重离子中心） |
|---|---|
| City | Shanghai (Pudong New Area) |
| Address | 上海市浦东新区康新公路4365号（近周邓公路） |
| Ownership | Public; part of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center |
| Particle-therapy system | Proton + heavy-ion (carbon-ion), Siemens synchrotron (~21 m diameter). First in mainland China and, per its own site, third worldwide to run both in one institution. |
| Began treating patients | May 2015 |
| Patients treated | 6,395 cumulative as of end-2023 (after 8 years 7 months of operation) — Shanghai municipal government |
| Approved indications | Nearly 50 disease types; priority cancers include nasopharyngeal, intracranial/skull-base, lung, liver, prostate, pancreatic and breast (Shanghai municipal government) |
| Appointment phone | 021-38296600 / 021-38296601 |
Identity, systems and appointment line are from the centre's own website (verified via an archived snapshot dated 2022-03-02, as the live site was not reachable first-hand at check time). Patient volume and the near-50 approved indications are from the Shanghai municipal government (2024-02-08).
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